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Payer-provider data transparency key to ACO success
In order for accountable care organizations (ACO) to successfully reduce costs and increase collaboration, insurers and providers must both develop more transparent policies and procedures for
Cigna adds 10 more initiatives to expanding ACO program
Cigna has expanded its accountable care organization (ACO) program with the creation of 10 new initiatives in seven states, bringing its total to 22 collaborative programs in 13 states that cover
ONC initiative will limit EHR data shared by providers
Early next month, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT will launch a new initiative to enable providers to share only portions of an electronic health record with others.
CMS insists data sharing vital to ACO quality improvement efforts
Despite patient privacy concerns, a key component for accountable care organizations achieving quality improvement likely will be data sharing, Jon Blum, deputy administrator and director of CMS,
CHIME slams proposed ACO rules on data sharing
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), representing the nation's chief information officers, sent the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) some hard-hitting
Premier, IBM collaborative concentrates on data sharing
Last week's announcement of a collaboration between IBM and the Charlotte, N.C.-based Premier healthcare alliance could mean improved patient quality for more than 2,400 hospitals and healthcare
Medicare/Medicaid health data sharing network proposed
In a recent letter to Congress, a group of health policy experts urged the creation of a network to share information on Medicare and Medicaid patients to improve treatment received. In particular,
Group discourages far-reaching patient data use consents
While it may make health organizations feel better, it's not a good idea to ask patients to offer blanket consents for many levels of health data disclosure according to a new report by the Health
Research uses of EMR data are critical, official says
For some time now, vendors have attempted to bolster their argument that EMRs offer a return on investment by citing their value as research tools. When data is culled from EMRs to use in public
Maryland BCBS plan invests $1.5M in EMRs
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield has invested upwards of $1.5 million in two pilot EMR initiatives, with plans to create a statewide HIE if the tests prove successful. The move follows a recent
